Apify
A marketplace and platform of ready-to-run web scraping and automation tools for AI agents and apps.
About Apify
Apify is a platform for web scraping, data extraction and automation built around "Actors": serverless programs that run in the cloud. Apify Store lists tens of thousands of ready-made Actors (nearly 97,000 on the homepage at the time of writing) for jobs such as scraping Google Maps, TikTok or Instagram, tracking competitors and generating leads. Developers can also build, deploy and publish their own Actors in JavaScript, TypeScript or Python.
It is aimed at developers, data teams and AI builders who need real-time web data without maintaining scrapers and proxies themselves. The platform includes anti-blocking tools and proxy rotation, an API, CLI and SDKs, and an MCP server so AI agents can call Actors directly. Apify also maintains Crawlee, an open-source web scraping and crawling library.
Pricing combines a monthly subscription with pay-as-you-go platform usage. The Free plan includes $5 of monthly usage, and paid plans start at $19 a month. Actors in the Store use pay-per-event, pay-per-usage or combined pricing, so cost depends on the specific Actor you run.
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What is Apify?
Apify is a web scraping and automation platform where you run serverless programs called Actors. You can use ready-made Actors from Apify Store or build and publish your own.
How much does Apify cost?
The Free plan is $0 with $5 of monthly usage. Starter is $19 a month, Scale is $199 and Business is $999, each including that amount in prepaid usage, with overage billed as you go. Annual billing carries a discount.
Is Apify free?
Yes. The Free plan includes $5 of monthly platform usage with no credit card required. If you run out you are blocked until the next monthly cycle.
How are Actors priced?
Each Actor uses pay-per-event, pay-per-usage or a combination. Pay-per-event charges fixed prices for events such as a returned result, while pay-per-usage bills compute, proxy, storage and data transfer.
Does Apify offer discounts?
Apify lists a 30% discount on Starter and Scale for students and a 30% discount on the Scale plan for startups, and personalized discounts for nonprofits.
What are the alternatives to Apify?
Alternatives include Firecrawl, SerpApi, Serper and Bright Data. Firecrawl focuses on LLM-ready page data, while SerpApi and Serper focus on search results.
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